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E. R. WEBER LOCK Filed June 1-6, 1922y 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Z9 gerze W eer BY L QQJU ATTORNEY I,Patented Dec. 29, 1925.

UNITED STATES Pnt-.Nr omer-.

EUGENE R. WEBER,` 6E RocHEsrERNEw YORK, AssiGNoR To SARGEANT & GREEN- LEAE INC., or Roomis'rER NEW YORK, A CORPORATION or Nawk YORK.

Application filed June 16, 1922. Serial No. 568,833.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known4 that I, EUGENE R. VEBER, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of .New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Locks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description vof the same, reference being had to the accompanyirig drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the reference numerals marked thereon.

This invention relates to locks and more relatively small closures or containers, such,.

for example, as pay telephones, vending maychines and the like. To these and other ends the invention resides in certain improvements and combinations of parts all as will hereinafter be more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an exterior view of a portion of a closure wall having a door and look embodying the present invention applied thereto with the parts in looked position; Figure 2 is a similar View with the parts in unlocked position; v

Figure 3 is a view of thelock with the door. portion removed showing the parts in locked position;

Figure fis a similar view but showing the partsin unlocked position;

Figure 5 is an enlarged view similar to Figure 3 with the 'bolt member removed;

Figure 6 is a sectional view on the line 6--6a ofFigure 1;

Figure 7: is a sectional View on the line 7a-.fa of Figure 2;

.Figure 8 is a sectional view substantially on the line 8"--8a ofFigure 4. Y

Similar' reference numerals throughout thdseveral views ,indicate 4the sameparts. Thein'vention isshown in the present instance las appliedby way of illustration to a cover or door for the opening in the box or cabinet of a pay telephone through which access is had to the deposited money. This, however, is merely one adaptation in which the invention has been found particularly useful and the latter is of course applicable to a wide variety of other uses. Referring more particularly to the drawings, there is shown at 10, Figure 1, a portion of the wall of a telephone closure or box having' an opening 11 therein through which the hand may be passed to f remove the deposited money. This opening is in the present instance of substantially rectangular shape and the closure fwall is inwardly offset around the opening to form a seat 12, Figure 6, on the outside of the wallA for the reception of the cover or door.

The door is in the present instance in the form of a plate 13 of a size and shape adapted to fit snugly in the marginal seat 12 about the closure opening and this door, as already indicated, serves as the forward wall of the casing of the lock., The rear wall ofthe casing is formed by a f plate 1 4, preferably of the shape or outlinebest shown in Figure 5, the corners of the plate being turned forwardly, as at 15 toward thc frontcasing wall or door 13 and then extended as at 16 parallel with and .secured to thelatter in any1 suitable manner, as by spot welding at 17, Figure 1. The rear wall 1l is smaller in outline than the opening 11 so as to freely enter the latter and may in fact have its corner, portions terminated just short of the sides of the door to abut the edges of opening 11 and assistvin locat= ing ythe door in its seat 12. The fronty and rear casing walls are thus in parallel spaced relation with each other and are secured in such relation by suitable means such as supporting elements or rivets 1S. The operating parts of the lock are supported and enclosed between the front and rear walls of the casing.

The operating parts of the lock comprise, preferably, a substantially disk-shaped bolt member, or plate, 19, lying against the rear -side of the` door. 13. This member preferably has the shape in.v outline best shown in Figure 3. That `is to say, itsperiphery is turned rearwardly orl inwardly of the opening 11, as at 20 and spaced portions 21 thereof are projected radially beyond the circular portion 2O parallel with the casing wall. Member 19 has a plurality of arcuate slotted 'portions 22 concentric With the center of the lock, each of which embraces one ot the supporting and spacing elements or rivets 18, that the member is supported and guided for limited rotary movement between the casing walls. In one position of rotation ot the member, as shown in Figures 2 and it, its outline is, generally speaking, coincident with or within the general outline of the rear casing wall 14T, so that in this, the unlocked position, the member is adapted to pass through the opening 11 in the closure wall. Upon rotation of bolt nember 19, however, to the locked position shown in Figures l, 3 and G the bolt portions 21 are projected beyond the general outline of the rear easing wall and the edges ot the opening 19 in the closure for engagement with the side ot the closure wall opposite the door, for locking the latter 1n place. The bolt member may, ot course, have other sha-pes, that shown in the present instance having the advantage of being compact and oi securely holding the door at each ot its four sides. Tumbler and tence means are provided for controlling the bolt member 19 and these, with the means for operating the tumbler means and rotating the bolt member, are described below.

The tumbler means comprises one or more plates ot the shape shown at 22), Figure (Qlpposing sets oi three tumblers each are employed in the present embodiment. Vllach ol'V these plates is provided with slotted portions 211- slidably embrac-ing a pair o t the spacing elements 1b so as to have a limited linear movement. llach is arcuately gated or slotted as at to receive a` 'fence and has also a sweep shoulder 26 extending adjacent one side ot the center ot the lock tor cooperation with a key. A spring 27 fixed at one end to the rear casing wall l-l and at the other to the tumbler, tends to move the latter to carry its slot out ot registry with the 'tence and its shoulder `26 to position tor engagement by the corresponding step oit the key. The bolt member carries a pair of stubs or fences 2S, one for each set ot tumblers. The present key as indicated a t 29 is ot the tiat variety although any other suitable form might be used, and has steps on both edges 'for cooperation simultaneously with both sets of tumblers and it is inserted through a keyhole 30 in the door of the shape show in Figure 1. The positions of the key when irst inserted in the lock and after movement to unlock the door are shown in dotted lines in Figures 1 and 2 respectively, and it is to be .noted that the keyhole in the door is of such a shape as to limit the `rotation of the key .to an angular movement .of approximately 90 degrees.

.access to the latter.

Bolt member 19 is also formed with a keyhole 31 opposite the keyhole 30 in the door and preferably having the shape shown in Figure 3. rlhis keyhole is preferably formed in a steel eseutcheon carried by the member 19 and it is to be noted that the sides ot this keyhole extend at an angle of substantially eti) degrees with each other, so that the key after insertion may be rotated to an angle of degrees before engaging the bolt member. During this first part ot the mo\'en'1ent the key operates or slidesI the tumblers on their guidcsto register the tumbler slots with the fences and, when this is accomplished, comes into engagement with the bolt member and rotates the latter through an angle ot degrees to the position shown in Figure Ll, or in other words from locked to unlocked position. During the latter halt ot the key movement, of course, t-he fences 28 are moved in the slots ot the tumblers, so that the tumblers are retained in adjusted position. Then the key has thus been turned through an angle ot 9() degrees to bring the parts to theposition shown in Figure Il, the peripheral bolt portions 21 oi member 19 are disposed to clear the sides of the closure opening and the combined door and lock may then be removed as a whole from the opening to ait'ord Upon replacement ot the lock and door in position to close the opening, the key is rotated back to initial position, thereby rotating` the bolt member through an anglo ot t) degrees to the initial position shown in Figure 1. Then 'the 'tences have cleared the tumbler slots the tumblers are returned by the spring means described to the posit-ion tor holding the bolt member in locked position. The key may then be. removed leaving the door sccurely locked. The key bit is in'eierably recessed as at 33, Figure S. and the keyhole 30 in the door correspondingly shaped to retain the key in the lock during operations and permit removal only when the key is in initial or locked position.

rlhe operation ot' the device has been tully described in connection with the above e.\: planation` ot the construction. It is apparent from the description and drawings that the lock is simple and compact in construction, comprising cou'iparatively 'lew parts which are ol a character permitting manufacture at a. relatively low cost.. ln addition to the character and compact arrangement ot the lock parts themselves, the conibination of the same with the door as a part ot the lock casing enhances the simplicity, compactness and economy of the device. The engagement of the closure wall by the bolt member at a plurality of points insures the secure holding of the door against unauthorized opening, and obi/'lates :the need of keeper .means for the bolt, as

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Well as the need of hinges for the door, Which is conveniently removed bodily and replaced in the manner described.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a closure for an opening, of a member movably carried thereby having a plurality of peripherally spaced bolting portions adapted by the movement of the member to be projected beyond and Withdrawn within the outline of the opening to be closed, devices for holding said member with said portions in projected boltingposition, and means for releasing the member from said devices and moving the same to Withdraw said portions to unbolting position.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a detachable closure for an opening, of a member rotarily carried thereby having a plurality of peripherally spaced bolting portions adapted by the rotation of said member to be projected .beyond and Withdrawn Within the outline of the opening to be closed, devices for holding said member with said portions in projected bolting position and means for releasing the member from saidfdevices and rotating the same to Withdraw said portions to unbolting position.

3. In a device of the class described,`the combination with a closure larger in size than the opening to be closed thereby, of a member rotarily carried thereby having a plurality of peripherally spaced bolting portions adapted by the rotation of said member to be projected beyondand Withdrawn within the outlines of said opening for engaging the sides thereof opposite said closure, devices for holding said member with said portions in projected bolting position, and means for releasing the member from said devices and rotating the same to withdraw said portions to ,unbolting position.

4. A lock comprising a rotary member having a plurality of peripherally spaced bolting portions, devices for holding the member in locking position, and means for releasing the member from said holding devices and rotating the same to unlockingV said member, and key means for operating the movable one of said parts and for rotating said member to unlocking position.

6. A lock comprising a substantially circular ,plate supported for rotation in its own plane and provided With a plurality of peripherally spaced bolting portions, fence means on the plate, tumbler means, and key means for adjusting the tumblery means and rotating the plate.

7. In a lock, a casing comprising front and rear Walls and a plurality of elements supporting the same in spaced relation, a disk-shaped member having arcuate slotted portions embracing said elements to rotarily support said member between said Walls, said member being disposed within the outlines o: said rear Wall in unlocked position and having peripherally spaced bolting portions adapted to be projected beyond the rear Wall by rotation of the member to locked position, i'ence means connected to said member, tumbler means on the casing, and key means for operating the tumbler means and rotating said member.

8. The combination With a closure having a Wall provided with an opening therein, of a door for said opening larger in size than the latter, a member rotarily supported on the door and adapted in one position of rotation to enter said opening, a plurality of bolting port-ions on said member adapted to be projected by rotation of the member to another position to extend beyond the sides of the opening for engagement WithL the side of the closure wall opposite the door, cooperating tumbler and fence means for holding the member in said other position, and means for operating the tumbler means and rotating` said member.

9. VThe combination with a closure having a Wall provided With an opening therein, of a combined door and lock for said opening comprising a casing having a liront Wall larger in size than the opening to close the same and a rear wall adapted to pass through the opening, a member rotarily supported between said casing Walls adapted in one rotary position to pass through said opening and in another rot-ary position to engage the sides of the latter f on the side of the closure Wall opposite the door to hold the latter in position, tumbler and fence means in the casing for holding the member in said other position, and means for operating the tumbler means and rotating said member.

EUGENE R. IVEBER. 

